Open Access<p>Do Checklist-Induced Behavioral Changes Improve Self-Confidence in Fundoscopic Examination? A Mixed-Methods Study</p>
Author(s) -
Daiki Yokokawa,
Kiyoshi Shikino,
Akiko Ikegami,
Tomoko Tsukamoto,
Kazutaka Noda,
Takanori Uehara,
Yoshiyuki Ohira,
Masatomi Ikusaka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s279668
Subject(s) - checklist , medicine , confidence interval , ophthalmology , psychology , cognitive psychology
Fundoscopic exams are conducted during outpatient consultations to assess intracranial disease and complications from chronic diseases. Low level of confidence in these skills which physicians have is one of the causes that implementation frequency is low. Research has not yet identified specific measures through which the healthcare system may increase the implementation of fundoscopic exams nor a qualitative process that enables physicians to gain confidence in their fundoscopic exam skills. We introduced a checklist and conducted a mixed-methods study.